Roadmap for fixes Aftermanylongmonthsof delays,Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana’sPC port finally landed onSteam today. Despite claims that it would launch in a working state, the game is pretty broken and fans are (rightfully) angry. NIS America is aware of a lot of the problems and has issueda statementon the Steam community forums detailing an outline for what fixes are in the works. “To begin,” the statement reads, “we have isolated one of the widest-reported bugs concerning crashes occurring on start and subsequent issues related to controller support....

Sister Location WhenFive Nights at Freddy’screator Scott Cawthon said that the last game would in fact be the “last” for the series, none of us believed him. And now, here we are! The developer’s website has taken on an unsettling new look to tease what’s ahead:Five Nights at Freddy’s Sister Location. The tagline? “There was never just one.” Responding to a fan’s question on Steam about why he went back on his previous word,Cawthon noted, “I never said I couldn’t change my mind....

The masquerade ball continues with a third serving ofDragon*Con cosplay. You’ll have to excuse the duplicates in today’s batch, though. I don’t know how they got there, but I’m too much of a bum to go through and pull ’em out. The highlight of Sunday, to me, was the clan of Marvel papercrafts you see above. Boy, the ideas people have for costumes! Then we’ve got Lando Calrissian, the Juggernaut, Freddy Krueger, a Brotherhood of Steel soldier fromFallout, Skull Kid fromMajora’s Mask, Will Ferrell’s character Buddy from the movieElf, and more chicks with nipple stickers....

So you’ve reached level 50 and unlocked every fast travel point withinPalworld, but there are still things on yourTechnology Ladderleft locked. So how do you get more Technology Points? Well, the simple answer to that is Technology Manuals. There are two types of Technology Manual withinPalworldCurrently: While the High-Grade version will give you one Technology Point when used, the Innovative version will provide you with two Technology Points. How to get High-Grade Technical Manuals There are two ways to get your hands on these precious tomes....

The PAX Prime 2012 panel schedule is finally up! As you already know, Destructoid will be hosting theDestructoid Live III panelonAugust 31 at 12:30PMin the Unicorn Theathre. While that’s our main panel, there’s going to be a few other panels that various Destructoid staffers will be part of. OnSaturday at 10:30AMin the Serpent Theathre, Destructoid founder Niero Gonzalez and Dtoid Show co-host Max Scoville will be in theTwisted Tales: Working, Living & Playing Together While Making Awesomepanel where they’ll be talking about the games industry....

Why do I keep covering this kind of stuff? I don’t know why I keep doing this to myself. I don’t know why I keep doing this to you. I wish I could see something as massively stupid asPee Warand ignore it like everyone else on the internet. …but I just can’t. I can’t sit here and not presentPee Warto you. It is my sworn duty to find dumb games and make you pay attention to them....

Jump on the Journey to the Savage Planet deal [Update: More deals were added now that we’remidway through the Spring Sale. Here are some recommendations to consider:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare($44.99),Spider-Man: Game of the Year Edition($19.99),Sekiro($38.99),Hunt: Showdown($27.99),Batman: Return to Arkham($5.99),Overcooked 2($14.99),Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy($19.99), andSpyro Reignited Trilogy($19.99).] Sony is running the 2020 PlayStation Store Spring Sale untilApril 29, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific. The PlayStation Store takes a quantity-over-quality approach to deals, to the point where a “Spring Sale” doesn’t necessarily carry as much weight as it would on other digital game storefronts, but this one is worth looking at, I think....

The free-to-play massively multiplayer online game market has been flooded in recent times with games spanning different genres. Some of the more popular genres to enter this realm have been the beat-’em-up and hack ‘n slash, with such titles asDungeon Fighter OnlineandVindictuspaving the way. Recently, I got to check out Perfect World Entertainment’s upcoming free-to-play hack ‘n slash MMORPGRusty Hearts, and was pleasantly surprised by what I found. Rusty Hearts(PC)Developer: WindySoftPublisher: Perfect World EntertainmentRelease date: July 13, 2025 (closed beta)MSRP: Free...

Denial denied Season 3 of Rocket League Championship Series has been running for three months, and it’s all culminating in Los Angeles this weekend. The LAN just started and a champion will be crowned on Sunday. But there’s already a surprise after the very first series. This RLCS is the first time that the region of Oceania is included. They don’t yet have the respect of North America and Europe, though....

An overview of the Deathstroke Challenge Pack There’s a survival mode inBatman: Arkham Originswhere you take on 100 foes. I tried it back at E3 and got my ass handed to me. Granted, I was rusty — it’d been quite a while since I last touched anArkhamgame which meant a lot of fumbling about. Just imagine pulling off a single combo chain throughout the entire fight. I did. Oh, I did....

ViaTwitter(which I refuse to ever call “X”), Sega has revealed screens of the canceled Sega Saturn title,Sonic X-treme. Sega had a really rough time in the late ‘90s. The launch of the Sega Saturn was an absolute cluster of confusion, as they had one foot in 2D while sticking another right up in 3D. Not to mention, Sega of America misunderstood its own market and thought that adding life support to the Sega Genesis was the best idea, delaying the arrival of the Saturn in Western markets....

‘Global economic environment’ cited as cause In something of an unprecedented move, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that it is officially raising the retail price of its PlayStation 5 (PS5) hardware. The consumer shelf cost for the powerful console will increase in select territories, including Europe, Japan, and Canada. The news was announced ina new blog post by SIE’s Jim Ryan, wherein the President & CEO cited the “Global economic environment” as the key reason behind the price rise....

Can’t peek through your hands when they’re on a controller Beware — mild spoilers forThe Last of UsandBioShock Infinite: Burial at Seaahead! It’sOctober, also known as the best month out of the year, so naturally I’m going to be talking about spooky stuff for my column for the next few weeks. First up, we’re talking about the horror genre as a whole, and specifically why I think games do horror better than film or TV....